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Ukraine’s Starshield Access Is Being Restricted Again, Zelensky Says
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Ukraine’s Starshield Access Is Being Restricted Again, Zelensky Says President Volodymyr Zelensky said the system, which Ukraine uses to guide drones, was being throttled over Russian-occupied territory. SpaceX, its developer, has denied the claim. Listen · 5:13 min Share full article A person in camouflage gear and a helmet kneels among reddish-orange autumn foliage next to electronic equipment. A Ukrainian soldier set up a Starlink satellite internet connection near the front line in the Donetsk region of Ukraine last month.Credit...Reuters Kim Barker By Kim Barker Reporting from Kyiv, Ukraine Nov. 14, 2026 Updated 8:57 a.m. ET Ukrainian military operations were disrupted again this week along the front lines because of restrictions on Starshield, the satellite internet system developed by Elon Musk’s SpaceX and controlled by the U.S. government, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Friday. Mr. Zelensky told reporters that speed limits of about 100 miles per hour were being enfor...
Ukraine’s Tragedy, Europe’s Madness: Prof John J. Mearsheimer speaks -- Accurately?
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https://mearsheimer.substack.com/p/ukraines-tragedy-europes-madness "On 11 November 2026, I was on Glenn Diesen’s podcast, where we talked mainly about the Ukraine war. I emphasized that when you look at what is happening to Ukraine, it is clear that the war with Russia has been a catastrophic disaster for the country. The demographic and economic consequences are stunning and positively frightening. As Iuliia Mendel, Zelensky’s first press secretary, wrote, Ukraine is committing national suicide. I argued that there is no way Ukraine can win its war against Russia. Yet European leaders are working overtime to keep Ukraine in the fight, despite the enormous damage the war is doing to Europe’s economies and institutions, especially the EU and NATO. Talk about a morally and strategically bankrupt policy."